Obama camp: Recall result not what they had hoped

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President Barack Obama

Obama camp: Recall result not what they had hoped

President Barack Obama

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Barack Obama’s presidential campaign says the outcome of the Wisconsin recall election isn’t what it had been hoping for.

The Republican governor of Wisconsin, Scott Walker, defeated the Democrat who sought to oust him, Milwaukee Mayor Tom Barrett. Obama never traveled to Wisconsin to campaign with Barrett but sent out a message on the social media site Twitter late Monday to say he was standing by Barrett.